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Edith Evanson‌

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Birthday

calendar1896-04-26

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Edith Evanson

Tacoma, Washington, USA

Edith Evanson

Tacoma, Washington, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1896-04-26

Popularity

star0.7

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edith Evanson (née Carlson; April 29, 1896 – November 29, 1980) was an American actress of film, character and television during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She was born in Tacoma, Washington, where her father was a Protestant church clergyman (a religion to which she adhered throughout her life). Her first job was as a court reporter in Bellingham. On March 15, 1923, she married Morris Otto Evanson (1893-1975). The couple had no children Her first film role came in The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940) in an uncredited role. In the 1940s she was in supporting roles mostly as a maid, a busybody, landladies, or middle-aged secretaries. Some of her other film roles include parts in Citizen Kane (1941), Blossoms in the Dust (1941), Woman of the Year (1942), Reunion in France (1942), The Strange Woman (1947), I Remember Mama (1948), Rope (1948), The Damned Don't Cry (1950), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Disney's Toby Tyler (1960). During her time in Hollywood, she co-starred opposite some of its greatest legends, including Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Orson Welles, Joan Crawford, Michael Rennie, Glenn Ford, Patricia Neal, James Stewart, Irene Dunne, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, and Hedy Lamarr. With the coming of television in the late 1940s she expanded in her career appearing on such shows as You Are There, The Loretta Young Show, Chevron Hall of Stars, Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre, The Millionaire, Zane Grey Theater, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Frank Sinatra Show, Bachelor Father, Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, and Lassie. Following her retirement, she lived in Riverside, California, until her death from heart failure on November 29, 1980. Her ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.

Movie Credits

Marnie

Marnie‌
star7.1
calendar 1964

Rope

Rope‌
star7.9
calendar 1948

Shane

Shane‌
star7.4
calendar 1953

Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year‌
star6.9
calendar 1942

Rope Unleashed

Rope Unleashed‌
star6.9
calendar 2001

The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry‌
star7.1
calendar 1950

I Remember Mama

I Remember Mama‌
star7.0
calendar 1948

Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask

Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask‌
star6.1
calendar 1945

Singapore

Singapore‌
star5.8
calendar 1947

Drango

Drango‌
star5.4
calendar 1957

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing‌
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calendar 1955

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary‌
star6.7
calendar 1949

The Redhead and The Cowboy

The Redhead and The Cowboy‌
star4.9
calendar 1951

About Mrs. Leslie

About Mrs. Leslie‌
star7.0
calendar 1954

The Clown and the Kid

The Clown and the Kid‌
star1.0
calendar 1961

Elephant Stampede

Elephant Stampede‌
star5.1
calendar 1951

The Stranger Wore a Gun

The Stranger Wore a Gun‌
star5.4
calendar 1953

Désirée

Désirée‌
star6.4
calendar 1954

The Young Stranger

The Young Stranger‌
star5.8
calendar 1957

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth‌
star6.9
calendar 1959

Girl Trouble

Girl Trouble‌
star6.5
calendar 1942

The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down‌
star6.7
calendar 1943

Caged

Caged‌
star7.1
calendar 1950

Life with Henry

Life with Henry‌
star5.0
calendar 1941

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk‌
star4.0
calendar 1940

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
star6.7
calendar 1951

The Notorious Lone Wolf

The Notorious Lone Wolf‌
star5.5
calendar 1946

Twice-Told Tales

Twice-Told Tales‌
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calendar 1963

The Big Heat

The Big Heat‌
star7.6
calendar 1953

Forever Amber

Forever Amber‌
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calendar 1947

Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole‌
star7.8
calendar 1951

Orchestra Wives

Orchestra Wives‌
star5.8
calendar 1942

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane‌
star8.0
calendar 1941

The Soul of a Monster

The Soul of a Monster‌
star4.8
calendar 1944

The Silver Star

The Silver Star‌
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calendar 1955

Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust‌
star6.5
calendar 1941

The Leather Saint

The Leather Saint‌
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calendar 1956

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still‌
star7.5
calendar 1951

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

The Corpse Came C.O.D.‌
star5.7
calendar 1947

The Strange Woman

The Strange Woman‌
star6.3
calendar 1946

The Magnificent Yankee

The Magnificent Yankee‌
star5.4
calendar 1950

Fun on a Weekend

Fun on a Weekend‌
star7.0
calendar 1947

You Gotta Stay Happy

You Gotta Stay Happy‌
star6.4
calendar 1948

Reunion in France

Reunion in France‌
star6.6
calendar 1942

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus‌
star6.1
calendar 1960

Mysterious Intruder

Mysterious Intruder‌
star5.8
calendar 1946

Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers‌
star6.2
calendar 1950

Union Station

Union Station‌
star6.3
calendar 1950

The Split

The Split‌
star6.7
calendar 1968

Penelope

Penelope‌
star5.6
calendar 1966

The Quiet Gun

The Quiet Gun‌
star6.4
calendar 1957

Tv Credits

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
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calendar 1955